‘African-American ministers, accustomed to providing spiritual guidance to their congregations, are helping members cope with serious mental and emotional disorders nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina hit.
“It is, at times, overwhelming,” said Rev. Larry Campbell, assistant pastor of Israelite Baptist Church in the Central City neighborhood. He has counseled worshipers with substance abuse problems and […]
‘Children and adults who survived a tsunami in Thailand showed higher rates of mental health problems up to nine months after the disaster, researchers found.
On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake northwest of Indonesia caused a tsunami that devastated the shorelines of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries.
More than 200,000 people are […]
‘In the competitive, cut-throat publishing world, what are the odds of success for a magazine devoted to mental illnesses?
Don’t ask Rebecca DiFilippo, publisher, editor and inspiration of an upbeat, practical and thoroughly readable three-year-old quarterly called Moods.
She’s no gambler, but with no money, no journalism experience and no staff, she set off on the venture.
None […]
‘Parkinson’s disease patients can be apathetic without being depressed, and apathy may be a core characteristic of Parkinson’s, U.S. research shows.
“This study shows that it’s important to screen for both apathy and depression so patients can be treated appropriately,” study author Lindsey Kirsch-Darrow of the University of Florida, Gainesville, said in a prepared statement.
Reporting in […]
‘More than 90 percent of people who kill themselves have a diagnosable mental disorder — most commonly a depressive disorder or a substance abuse disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
Police announced last week that philanthropist and publisher Philip Merrill shot himself aboard his boat on the Chesapeake Bay. In a statement released […]
‘Companies have been underestimating the importance of their workers’ mental health, a report by disability charity the Shaw Trust has said.
A quarter of workers “will” experience mental ill health, the report said, but 80% of firms had no specific mental health policy.
Mental health problems cost firms £9bn last year in sick pay, the study found.
Moreover, […]
‘Adverse psychological effects caused by Hurricane Katrina’s destruction last year are showing up nine months later in the form of substance abuse in the New Orleans area, a recent survey shows.
Of the 603 people polled, 46 percent said they experience continued stress and anxiety since the storm made landfall Aug. 29, said John King, executive […]
‘Mental problems, especially depression and anxiety, are becoming serious problems and about 10 percent of city residents suffer some kind of mental illness, the Shanghai Mental Health Center said yesterday.
The city is to launch a national mental health forum tomorrow when experts, doctors and health officials will discuss causes, treatment and policies concerning mental illness.
“Mental […]
‘Nearly 1 in 7 adults in New York City described their mental health last year as being frequently “not good,” compared with 1 in 10 adults in a comparable national survey, according to data being released today by the City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The findings, from the city’s community health survey, a telephone […]
‘A new study published in the current issue of Personnel Psychology finds that supervisors engage in more abusive behavior when they perceive that the organization they work for is using unfair decision-making to allocate valued resources. If a company doesn’t seem neutral or respectful when distributing benefits and other attractive incentives, the boss may become […]